WASHINGTON — The number of murders reported by local law enforcement agencies jumped by more than 10 per cent in 2015 from the year before, according to crime data released by the FBI on Monday. Violent crime overall rose by 3.9 per cent, though the total was still lower than levels from five and 10 years ago, in 2011 and 2006, the FBI said. The figures released Monday were reported by law enforcement agencies through the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which compiles data on murders, aggravated assault, car thefts and other crime. The statistics show an estimated 15,696 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters in the country in 2015, a 10.8 per cent increase from the year before. Those totals do not include killings that agencies have deemed justifiable.

Source: thestar September 26, 2016 15:56 UTC